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The Fraser River is known for the fishing of white sturgeon, all five species of Pacific salmon (chinook, coho, chum, pink, sockeye), as well as steelhead trout. The Fraser River is also the largest producer of salmon in Canada. [25] A typical white sturgeon catch can average about 500 pounds (230 kg). [26]
White sturgeon also play a role in sport fishing in the Pacific Northwest, while closed to retention in the Columbia River Basin, catch and release fishing is allowed, with enough popularity for guiding services to offer fishing trips targeted specifically at white sturgeon. [citation needed]
The cannery opened in 1894, in the boomtown of Steveston on the lower Fraser River.It was the largest cannery in British Columbia until 1902. It was known as the "Monster Cannery" – packing more than 2.5 million cans of salmon in 1897.
As the sturgeon fishery limited to catch-and-release, several six-pack operators previously targeting sturgeon will now run the combination trips, offering an alternative to a large party boat.
The park is easily accessed via BC Highway 16. Rearguard Falls is one of only two waterfalls on the 1,375 km (854 mi)-long Fraser River; the other is a few kilometres upstream at Overlander Falls. [2] [3] [4] Rearguard Falls offers a view of the return of Chinook salmon for spawning. [5]
Scott and Crossman 1973 reported potential spawning in the Fraser River in Canada, but Moyle 2002 reported that there was no evidence of green sturgeon spawning in Canada or Alaska. Green and white sturgeon enter the Feather River system annually and spawning of green sturgeon was documented for the first time in 2011. [43]
The Bridge River Rapids, also known as the Six Mile Rapids, the Lower Fountain, the Bridge River Fishing Grounds, and in the St'at'imcets language as Sat' or Setl, is a set of rapids on the Fraser River, located in the central Fraser Canyon at the mouth of the Bridge River [1] six miles north of the confluence of Cayoosh Creek with the Fraser and on the northern outskirts of the District of ...
Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community, sometimes referred to as Gilmore or Tiffin Slough. [1] It is located at the south end of No. 4 Road in the Gilmore area of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The community has approximately 30 residents who live in wooden houses, both floating and built on pilings, along the marshy river bank.